During this Thursday's session of the Honorable Deliberative Council, the draft Ordinance establishing that those who wish to access public positions within the municipal sphere must not have a criminal record was approved unanimously.
In the project, also known as “Clean Record” (Ficha Limpia), it is highlighted that it promotes ethics and transparency in local government, ensuring integrity and reliable performance, emphasizing that it is the time to demonstrate a firm commitment to transparency in politics, implementing tools that strengthen institutions and reinforce the foundations of democracy.
These types of measures foster integrity and trust in the political system, establishing a solid foundation for more effective and responsible management, focused on preventing and combating corruption, improving citizen participation, ensuring transparency in government management, and establishing internal controls to protect the integrity in the use of public resources.
In this regard, Silvina Ovelar, councilwoman of the Juntos por Entre Ríos bloc and author of the project, remarked that it is the political class “that must set examples and lead the way; therefore, whoever does not respect the laws will not be able to hold public office in Concordia.”
The approved Ordinance establishes that the following municipal positions are disqualified from being held: Secretaries; Undersecretaries; Directors; Department Heads; Area Heads; Secretaries of the Deliberative Council; Undersecretaries of the Deliberative Council.
Those persons convicted in the first or second instance for serious intentional crimes related to acts of corruption or against the sexual integrity of persons; crimes against the security of the Nation; crimes against public powers and the constitutional order; bribery and influence peddling; embezzlement of public funds; negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public functions; illegal exactions; illicit enrichment of public officials; concealment.
The crime of fraud to the detriment of public administration; crimes against the economic and financial order; the crime of femicide, gender-based violence, or sexual abuse in all modalities provided for in the Penal Code and those crimes that are incorporated into the Nation's Penal Code or by special laws, in compliance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption or any other notified by the Argentine Republic on the matter.
It is also established that as a requirement to occupy the aforementioned positions, the following documents must be presented to the Municipal Executive Department: Criminal record certificate; Certificate of no outstanding child support debt; Certificate of no outstanding debt of municipal taxes; Sworn Statement of Assets.
In the project, also known as “Clean Record” (Ficha Limpia), it is highlighted that it promotes ethics and transparency in local government, ensuring integrity and reliable performance, emphasizing that it is the time to demonstrate a firm commitment to transparency in politics, implementing tools that strengthen institutions and reinforce the foundations of democracy.
These types of measures foster integrity and trust in the political system, establishing a solid foundation for more effective and responsible management, focused on preventing and combating corruption, improving citizen participation, ensuring transparency in government management, and establishing internal controls to protect the integrity in the use of public resources.
In this regard, Silvina Ovelar, councilwoman of the Juntos por Entre Ríos bloc and author of the project, remarked that it is the political class “that must set examples and lead the way; therefore, whoever does not respect the laws will not be able to hold public office in Concordia.”
The approved Ordinance establishes that the following municipal positions are disqualified from being held: Secretaries; Undersecretaries; Directors; Department Heads; Area Heads; Secretaries of the Deliberative Council; Undersecretaries of the Deliberative Council.
Those persons convicted in the first or second instance for serious intentional crimes related to acts of corruption or against the sexual integrity of persons; crimes against the security of the Nation; crimes against public powers and the constitutional order; bribery and influence peddling; embezzlement of public funds; negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public functions; illegal exactions; illicit enrichment of public officials; concealment.
The crime of fraud to the detriment of public administration; crimes against the economic and financial order; the crime of femicide, gender-based violence, or sexual abuse in all modalities provided for in the Penal Code and those crimes that are incorporated into the Nation's Penal Code or by special laws, in compliance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption or any other notified by the Argentine Republic on the matter.
It is also established that as a requirement to occupy the aforementioned positions, the following documents must be presented to the Municipal Executive Department: Criminal record certificate; Certificate of no outstanding child support debt; Certificate of no outstanding debt of municipal taxes; Sworn Statement of Assets.